* Content Management System (CMS) is a computer program that allows publishing, editing and modifying content on a website as well as maintenance from a central interface. Such systems provide procedures to manage workflow in a collaborative environment.

Cupertino WordPress Meetup

Cupertino, CA 76Members

We’re a group of local WordPress developers, designers, and publishers who get together to share our knowledge and experience, and to meet other WordPress users in the area. T…

Jan: New To WordPress?: Here’s How to Get StartedFeb: Creating and Using Posts, Categories & TagsMar: Creating and Using Pages & TemplatesApr: Using ThemesMay: Using PluginsJun: Creating Child ThemesJul: UX for Theme DevelopmentAug: Permalinks & Other Core SettingsSep: The MySQL Database: Overview & DetailsOct: Blog Design and LayoutNov: Writing Plugins: All about the API and ResourcesDec: Profit from Documentation & Development

plugin – a file added to an installation of WordPress, often to provide a widget.

post – 1) a single item of “content” stored in the wp_posts database table, which is one of the five types: post, page, attachment, revision, nav_menu_item.post – 2) a “post” of the post type post.

sanitize – author name, category, and postname get sanitized in permalinks by having spaces replaced with hyphens.

selector – in CSS, the rule set with declaration blocks (property name & value) pointing to the HTML element to style.

shortcode – a short code, enclosed in braces, that when placed as text in a post or page calls a function to create content.

sidebar – navagation links, to the right, left, or bottom.

slug – a user-friendly short text used in a permalink.

style – in CSS, a rule consisting of selectors, and declaration blocks.

tag – 1) an element of the HTML markup language.tag – 2) used like a category (but without hierarchy) to provide more detail to a post.$tag – 3) the hook parameter in an action function.tag, template – 4) PHP function that instructs WordPress to “do” or “get” something. Conditional tags are used in template files to change the content displayed on a particular page depending on what conditions that page matches.

table -1) HTML: a matrix consisting of rows and columns.table -2) MySQL: The database consists of tables, each having rows of fields.

template – a PHP file controlling the structure of part of the web page.

theme – a collection of templates creating the look & feel (design) of the website.

UTC – Coordinated Universal Time is a “time standard” and not a time zone like Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but, in practice, share the same current time.

widget – provided by a plugin to give extra function & structure; shows up in the sidebar.